A total of 780 resident doctors at JJ Hospital in Mumbai have initiated an indefinite strike in solidarity with the 21 resident doctors from the dermatology department who have been on mass leave for the past two weeks. The strike is a response to alleged mental harassment and inadequate patient care attributed to the head […]
Two international passengers were apprehended for allegedly carrying medicines worth Rs 80 lakh at IGI Airport in New Delhi, an official statement issued by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said on Tuesday. According to CISF, the two persons identified as Md Raihan Fazal and Azeem Khan were planning to go to Kabul via Dubai […]
New Delhi: Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) has notified vacancies for the Senior Resident post on an ad hoc basis in this medical institute. The Institution has a unique recognition by the Medical Council of India and the University Grants Commission as an independent post-graduate College affiliated with Delhi […]
Mumbai: Global pharma major Lupin Limited has announced that the Company has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Suspension, 0.2%, to market a generic equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD) Alrex Ophthalmic Suspension, 0.2%, of Bausch & Lomb Inc. […]
Hamirpur: Following the detection of COVID-19 variant JN.1 in the country, Himachal Pradesh’s health department has issued an advisory to the chief medical officers in the state to test patients with COVID-like symptoms and take necessary precautions, officials said. People with symptoms of cold, fever or cough are advised to take a COVID test, Una […]
Hyderabad: Doctors and nurses at a private hospital in Hyderabad learnt sign language to share the new-born’s progress with her deaf and dumb parents. The medical team at KIMS Cuddles Hospital successfully treated and nurtured a premature baby born to a deaf-mute couple. The baby’s survival and flourishing health were achieved through a challenging 80-day […]
A recent retrospective study by Tahreem Mir and team brought out findings that indicate a significant increase in syphilitic uveitis-related hospitalizations in the United States. The key findings of this study were published in Journal of American Medical Association – Ophthalmology. This study was conducted by utilizing data from the the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. The […]
Ultrasound-guided ESWL may be first treatment choice for distal ureteral stones suggests a new study published in the Urolithiasis. The study aimed to analyze the factors influencing the efficacy of ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of ureteral stones. The clinical data of 8102 patients (6083 men and 2019 women) who presented with […]
Recently, there has been mounting clinical evidence supporting the metabolic and weight-loss benefits of bariatric surgery for obese patients, which leads to improved cardiac structure. However, its effectiveness in enhancing the cardiac function of heart failure patients remains controversial. A recent study published in Obesity Surgery found bariatric surgery to have beneficial cardiac effects on […]
India: Findings of the association between unbound bilirubin (UB) and acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) indicate that bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND) scoring with UB measurement may be useful for evaluating ABE in ≥ 34 weeks GA infants. The study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, emphasizes the importance of incorporating UB measurement into BIND scoring for […]